News & City Life

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PubliCalendar: 'Best of Enemies' Premieres Tonight

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/25/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning Fizz

Agree or Disagree with O'Brien's Stance on Global Trade, the Council Is Relevant Again

Caffeinated news featuring Seattle and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

03/25/2015 By Josh Feit

Article

“It Was Too Expensive to Use Public Transportation”

A minimum wage story.

03/24/2015 By Dylan Paul

Article

What It’s Like to Live on Minimum Wage

Seattleites who live by the hour tell us their stories.

03/24/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

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PubliCalendar: Here's Why the UK Elections Matter if You're a Local Business Owner

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/24/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

City of Literature

“If You Could Make Seattleites Read One Book, What Would It Be?”

We asked six local writers to each nail down one must-read book for city dwellers.

03/24/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Morning Fizz

Voting Rights Act Gets Good Reception in GOP Senate

Caffeinated news featuring voting rights, neighborhood rights, and pedestrian rights

03/24/2015 By Josh Feit

Feature

Unburied: The Secrets of a Deadly Mount Baker Avalanche

In 1986, a snow slide on a Cascade volcano engulfed four young men in a torrent of ice and snow. Almost 30 years later, the mountain gave something back.

03/24/2015 By Allison Williams

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PubliCalendar: NAFTA, and What It Means for Trade in Washington

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/23/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Quote Unquote

McKenna Haley Is on Her Way to Making $15 an Hour

Like the rest of Seattle’s minimum wage workers, she’ll get her first pay increase this month.

03/23/2015 By Matthew Halverson

The Sporting Life

March Madness Returns to Seattle: Gonzaga and Other Weekend Highlights

We recap the NCCA Tournament's return to KeyArena.

03/23/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Morning Fizz

Democrats Call for "Fair and Balanced" Hearings, Another Murray Staffer Leaves

Caffeinated news featuring grumpy Democrats in Olympia, musical chairs in Seattle

03/23/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Citizen University Will Fire Up Your Inner Revolutionary!

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/20/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Article

Friday Likes and Dislikes: Passive-Aggressive About Affordable Housing in Roosevelt

Caffeinated news featuring a dumb joke, a cool contest, and a poetic delay

03/20/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: A History Lesson on Seattle's Civic Planning

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/19/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning Fizz

Murray Proposes Southeast Seattle Light Rail Station and North Seattle Ped Bridge as Part of $900 Million Levy

Caffeinated news featuring $900 million transportation levy, a candidate forum, and a board vote

03/19/2015 By Josh Feit

The Sporting Life

The Many Frustrations of Few

With Gonzaga headed to Seattle for the NCAA Tournament, our resident Zags fan looks at the highs and lows of Mark Few's reign as head coach of the Bulldogs.

03/19/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld